Deputy Chief and longtime friend Terry Wattenbarger says they lost contact with Leatherman during the search and rescue of victims. “It was actually him who had been shielding her from being injured, ...

More tornadoes plowed through the central U.S. on Monday, ripping apart buildings and knocking out power as people from Texas ...

Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County ...

A longtime Laurel County firefighter was killed in the line of duty late Friday night after a tornado made its way through ...

By Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story LAUREL COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A fire major was killed in the line of duty during a tornado in Laurel County. Now, his fire department says he was ...

One of the people killed by the tornado that swept through Laurel County late Friday night was a longtime firefighter who ...

On Friday night, Scalf's sister Michelle and her husband Les Leatherman were in their home when an EF-3 tornado came for ...

Major Leslie Leatherman, a 39-year veteran of the Laurel County Fire Department, was tragically killed while responding to a ...

One of the tragic deaths related to a tornado that struck Laurel Co. on Friday night was a firefighter who died shielding his ...

It’s priceless when you have somebody with that much knowledge and experience, and you have someone that is willing to step ...

SUSAN. FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE ROOF OF THIS HOUSE BEHIND ME AROUND 930 LAST NIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE CHIEF, THE VICTIM WAS BEDRIDDEN AND WAS TRAPPED INSIDE. ACCORDING TO THE ...

Several other agencies, including Ambulance Inc. of Laurel County, Keavy Volunteer Fire Department, Corbin Fire Department, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, and Laurel-Whitley County Emergency ...